Fall 2026 faculty and academic leadership development opportunities
The UGA Office of Faculty Affairs provides career advancement and leadership development programs for faculty and academic leaders. For more information and registration links, please click on the program titles below.
Career advancement programs
Keys to UGA
Keys to UGA is a year-long series that provides incoming and early-career faculty with resources and information valuable to success. Open to all faculty.
- Wednesday, Sept. 9
- 9-11 a.m.
- Zoom
Nuts and bolts of sponsored projects administration
- Monday, Oct. 5
- 1-2:30 p.m.
- Zoom
- Thursday, Nov. 12
- 10 a.m.-noon
- Zoom
Advice from successful faculty and tips for documenting faculty productivity
- Wednesday, Dec. 2
- 10-11:30 a.m.
- Zoom
Promotion and tenure workshops
The UGA Office of Faculty Affairs provides workshops on promotion and tenure. Sessions are recorded and posted to the promotion and tenure workshops webpage. Open to all faculty.
Promotion and tenure procedures
- Wednesday, Sept. 16
- 10 a.m.-noon
- Zoom
Promotion and tenure dossier preparation
- Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027
- 10 a.m.-noon
- Zoom
Lecturer appointment and promotion guidelines
- Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2027
- 10 a.m.-noon
- Zoom
Academic professional promotion guidelines
- Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2027
- 10 a.m.-noon
- Zoom
Leadership development programs
Faculty Leader Series
The Faculty Leader Series provides opportunities to learn both fundamental and more advanced leadership skills and knowledge. The below workshops are open to faculty in titled leadership roles.
- Tuesday, Oct. 6
- 2-3:30 p.m.
- Zoom
Showcase your department’s impact with UGA Elements
- Wednesday, Nov. 4
- 1-3 p.m.
- Zoom
Faculty annual evaluation best practices
- Wednesday, Nov. 18
- 10-11:30 a.m.
- Zoom
Leadership Luncheons
This luncheon series brings together academic leaders for peer networking and mentoring. Due to the limited availability of seating, advanced registration is required. Deans, department heads, directors, and other leaders in titled roles are welcome to register. Please email FacultyAffairs.Programs@uga.edu.
Leadership Luncheon, speaker TBD
- Friday, Oct.16
- Noon-1:30 p.m.
- In person